Scout
Rank Requirements

For the current requirements which became effective
on January 1, 2019, Click here.

Effective on January 1, 2018, the VARSITY SCOUT program
was discontinued by BSA.

All requirements for Scout rank must be completed as a member
of a troop or as a Lone Scout. If you already completed these requirements
as part of the Webelos Scouting Adventure, simply demonstrate your knowledge
or skills to your Scoutmaster or other designated leader after joining
the troop.

Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto,
and Scout slogan. In your own words, explain their meaning.

Show how to tie a square knot, two half-hitches, and a taut-line
hitch. Explain how each knot is used.

Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and
fuse the ends of different kinds of rope.

Demonstrate your knowledge of pocketknife safety.

With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the
pamphlet "How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse:
A Parents Guide" and earn the
Cyber Chip Award for your grade.
1

Since joining the troop and while working on the Scout rank,
participate in a Scoutmaster conference.

Notes:

The requirements for the Scout, Tenderfoot, Second
Class, and First Class ranks may be worked on simultaneously; however,
these ranks must be earned in sequence.

Alternative requirements for the Scout rank are
available for Scouts with physical or mental disabilities if they meet
the criteria listed in the Boy Scout Requirements book.

1 If your family does not
have internet access at home AND you do not have ready internet access at
school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion
of the requirement may be waived by your Scoutmaster in consultation with
your parent or guardian.

Scout became a rank effective Jan. 1, 2016. All requirements for the
Scout rank must be completed as a member of a troop. If you have already
completed these requirements as part of the Webelos Scouting Adventure,
simply demonstrate your knowledge or skills to your Scoutmaster or other
designated leader after joining. Upon joining, a Scout must still meet the
age requirements. The Scout must be a youth who is 11 years old, or one
who has completed the fifth grade or earned the Arrow of Light Award and
is at least 10 years old, but is not yet 18 years old.

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